Window hinge



WINDOW HINGE Filed May 9, 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet 4 4 mm w w Patented Jan. 5, 1932 UNITED v PATENT FQFFICE jPETER ;,B'ORGESDN;MY MIAMI, 1?

, iwmnow men im lication-men ma .9, 1930i SeIiaI No. 451,094.

This invention melates to window flfinges I window hinge in which both .the hinge ,15' leaves may Joe locked closed .to lie fiattagainst the Window frame and will permit of .the Window heingsopenedeor .close'dllin the usual -manne1;,. said. :locking' means: being adapted to be easily and conveniently released to .20 permit of said :leanvesbeing rocked .QPBII:

whereby the Window may he revensedjfor 7 ashing the Window pane;

.A .still ,iuntheriob jectii .to providea hinge one of the leaves of which is equipped with ,an Aangle'inen support which maybe secured to-the edge and front face of the Window frame and willmeinforce the irame Whileat ,the same time will. house-the locking means and protect same from exposure to .the weather, 7 I

With the above and other objects in yiew the invention consists in certain novel details of constnuntion and \eomhinations Of partslieneinaiteriiillydescribed-and claimed,

it being. understood that various modificaiions may he .IZGSQIJSBd eto wlthin the see e of rthe appended claims withoutdeparting om= Figure 1 1s a cross-sectlonal viewpfaease- .ment Window eq uipped with my improved "h inge also showing the perating .mech-' s \anismi .1501 opening. and =1closing the. Window,

Eigurefi is a crossssectional View similar .t0'FigEl1I1e l but showing the window open and remen-sedto pea'mit of the outside ofthe window pane zbeing. washed fnom inside the .room,

Figure 3"is a fragmentary fronteleVat'ion showing my improved h'inge' applied to a casement windbw' and the Window casing thereof,

Figure 4 is an end elevation showing. the hinge applied tea casement Window and the Window casing {thereof end 'showingthe grip of the locking latch housed Within a depression in the housing,

Figure 5 is a detail'sectional-view taken 011 latch inoperative positionandailso dotted in Teleasedposition, and

fF i-gure 6'is-a liron t elevatien oi the inner l'eaf. f i I s n.4 Referping'novv to the dTawvings in -Which like haractersef reference designate similar parts inithe' 'various'views, 1 0 designates a Window easing, L1 *the frame 011f v a,- casemen t window; the w in'dowvhaving 'the rusua l m glass rpanelZ, and 1 3 designatesin genenal a Window screen which as usual in casement window iconstruction is mounted in the windoweasingiinside the window.

in. c an yingi out iihep referred embodiment of the invention I provide a hingecomprising" leawes 14 and 15; :said: leaves being provid'edwvith eyes 1.6lthrough which .a pintle 17 ispassed .to hingedly connect the leaves. The Pleavesnormaillylieiflat against each oth'erias hestlshowninifiigure Ltopermitrof the win id'o'w fleeing opened inithe usu ail manner iothe pesitionushown dotted lines in 'Figune 1. hi oweverg the leaves-ere adapted to open as best-shown Figiwe fl when it is desiirred te :reyersefthewindow for washing the outside -of the window paneuas will hereinafter described in detail.

The outer lea'f 14- 'is provided with an c ofli'set leg 18 remote from the pintle, said? offset leg extending substantially "at a right angle to the l'eaitM as best s'h-own in Figure A flange 1*9asbest shown-"in Figures 1 and fl p-roj'ectslaterally from the leg 1 8 and rearf'end oi the heat .14 and is terminally" equipped With-eyes 20 asbest shown in Figure 3; through Whichand similar eyes 21 carried byzan attaching plate 22, a pintle 23 is passed. The attaching plate is preferably, ice

secured by screws 24 to the window casing 10.

A locking lug 25 is secured to the oflset leg 18 and projects beyond the inner face of the leg. A kerf 26 is formed in the lug to receive the locking latch hereinafter described for holding the leaves 14 and 15 closed, that is lying-flat one against the other. I

By now referring to Figures 4, 5 and 6,

it will be seen that the inner leaf is pro vided with an offset leg-28 similar to the off-f set leg 18 of the outer leaf 14, and said leg as well as the rear end of said inner leaf 15 is provided with a flange 28. The numeral 29 designates in general a plurality of screws which secure the inner leaf 15 as well as the flange 28 thereof to the window frame 11.

he above mentioned locking lug passes through an opening 30 formed in the 011861; leg 27 of the inner leaf 15 and is receivable in a recess 31 formed in the window frame.

A locking latch 32 is pivoted as shown at- 33 in Figure 5 to theleg 27 of the leaf 15. The latch extends througha slot 34 formed in the flange 28 and is terminally bent laterally to provide a'grip 35. The flange 28' receivable in the kerf 26 of the-above described locking leg to lock the inner and outer leaves together as will be obvious.

The operating mechanism for opening and closing the window is of the type' described in my co-pendingapplication filed of even date herewith, and comprlses in general a handle lever 38 which is turnable on a pivot 39 to operate a lever arm 40. The lever arm is terminally slotted as shown'at 41 to receive a pivot pm 42 of a connecting link 43. The

' connectinglink is terminally equipped with an eye 44 which is pivoted on the link as shown at 45 and encircles a guide rod 46 that isterminally secured to the window frame. When the pivot pin 42 of the link 43 is disposed at the inner end of the slot 41 the link extends inv alignment with the lever arm 40 as best shown in Figure 1 and is detach'ably secured inthis position by means of a pivoted catch 47 which is terminally equipped with a lip 48 which engages in a notch49 formed in the link 43.

The operating lever 38 which normally extends along the window sill may be first moved to extend at an angle to the window sill as shown in Figure 1 and then may be rocked to rock the lever 40 and link 43 to the position shown in dotted lines in Figure 1 to open the casement window in the usual manner. Should it be deslred to reverse the w1ndow tothe position shown in Figure 2, it will be necessary to disengage the catch 47 and move the link 43 outwardly so that the pivot pin 42 thereof is disposed at the outer end of the slot 41 whereupon the operating lever 38,

upper and lower hinges willbe relased t0 permit of the leaves of the hinges being opened as just described.

It will be observed that the offset leg 27 and flange 28 of the inner leaf form a housing for the lock latch and protect the same from the weather as well as reinforce the window frame at the edges of the recess 31.

It will be still further observed that the hinge constructed as above described will be strong and durable and will consist of but steel in lieu of wood fall within the scope of this invention.

Having thus described the invention, I claim:

1. A window hinge comprising inner and Y outer leaves pivotally connected together, said inner leaf being adapted to be secured to a window frame, said outer leaf being adapted 3 to be secured to a window casing, both of said leaves having offset legs projectingsubstantially at a right angle to the respective leaves, a locking lug carried by one of said legs, and a locking catch for engagement with said lug carried by the other of said legs.

2. A window hinge comprising a pair of leaves one of which is adapted to be secured to a window casing and the other of which is adapted to be secured to a window-frame, a

locking lug projecting from one of said leaves and extending through an opening in the other of said leaves, and a pivoted catch carried by the last named leaf and adapted to engage in a kerf formedin said locking lug and hold said leaves folded together in flat position.

3. A window hinge comprising a pair of leaves pivotally connected together at the outer ends thereof, one of said leaves being provided with a laterally disposed flange, a

securing plate adapted to be rigidly secured to a window casing and pivotally secured at the free end of said flange, the other of'said leaves being adapted to be rigidly secured to a window frame and having a laterally disposed flange, a locking lug projecting from the inner face of one of said leaves and receivable in an opening formed in the other of said leaves, and a locking latch carried by the flange of the last named leaf adaptedto engage said locking lug.

In testimony whereof I aflix my si PETER O. BORGESON. 

